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 I have just watched the full Saylor interview. I do not think I agree with most of the criticism he is getting. In part 2 at 47mins he directly talks about how the feature of bitcoin is that if the government decideds to seize your assets they won't be able to so this with bitcoin. Here he clearly seems to be advocating for bitcoins ability to be outside the reach of governments and outside the traditional financial system. In context I don't find his other remarks that were clipped as bad as they are being portrayed except for his statements about gold being seized.

I have also watched the nostriga video you recommended. I think this is central to the problems Saylor has. Microstategy is a company and as gsovereignty states in many ways a company is just a branch of the state.

I think you are correct that Saylor is restricted by his position and is limited in what he is able to say. Still I do not view him as an enemy of bitcoin as some now seem to. You just have to accept that what he says will have to come through a certain filter.